The People's Democratic Party released its fresh list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Mehbooba Mufti-led party has released the candidates for four seats in the new list.
PDP has fielded Mohd. Vasheem from Chenani and Kewal Kumar Sharma from Udhampur West. From Udhampur East and Suchetgar, the party has announced the names of Baqeel Singh and Karan Singh as their respective candidates.
With this, the total number of candidates declared for the polls is 40. The PDP had announced candidates on 17, 4, 8, 6 and two seats in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth lists respectively.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024
The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Polling to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will take place in three phases. The elections will be held on September 18, September 25, and October 1. The results of the polls will be announced on October 8. Significantly, the 2024 polls will be the first elections in the valley since provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution were abrogated and the erstwhile state was divided into two Union Territories in 2019.
